This post is about a very special screening of the short film Harrachovthat I co-directed with Joost van Veen. The screening was in Nottingham, England, in August 2009 and a klezmer band called Zelig played live to the film. Sadly I was unable to attend, but thanks to the magic of the internet … You can see Harrachov fleetingly about half way through the clip … B&W, a wheel rolling around of its own accord, the usual stuff you might expect from me & Joost … Continue reading “Magnificent Revolution & Hinterland Cinema”→

Original Audio Works For Cinema

‘A unique & entertaining cinema experience‘ nofear.org

The Audible Picture Show is an international touring show of audio works created for cinema by a diverse range of people including visual artists, film makers, animators, radio makers, audio artists, sound designers, writers, musicians plus a choice selection of found sound.

Each show is compiled afresh from a growing archive of 100+ unique works. Many pieces were created at the invitation of the show’s curator, Matt Hulse. Others were submitted by those inspired by the show. Yet more were discovered along the way.

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‘The Audible Picture Show was a wonderful success & we heard from many attendees that the event was the highlight of the conference. I’d rate the show as one of my top 5 cinema-going experiences. Matt’s choices & programming were excellent; a wide range of aesthetic & emotional works.’ (Jennifer Proctor, Programmer, ‘Studies in Sound: Listening in the Age of Visual Culture’, University of Iowa 2007)

‘The show at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin was terrific. I wish there were more opportunities to spend evenings like that. I think we all need more chances to encounter & consider all the interesting audio that’s being produced & found around us.’ (Patrick Williams, Austin, TX, 2005)

‘The single most moving moment for me at the Third Coast International Audio Festival was listening to a wordless recording of a nautical beacon in The Audible Picture Show. During that moment I vividly experienced the tragedy of travelling between this world & the underworld. Or was I just remembering an old French movie?’ (Matt Thompson, Chicago, IL, 2005)

‘Yesterday was the premiere of mine & other sound works inside The Audible Picture Show. It was a very inspiring show & I was excited to walk into a cinema to, for the first time, listen to my own work. I got the rare feeling that the whole crap of life is worth something in the end’ (Kristin Looer, Participating Artist, Filmhouse Edinburgh, 2005)

‘I wanted to thank you for the unique opportunity to be a part of The Audible Picture Show, it was one of the highlights of my year! I had some idea of what it would be like, but once I was able to fully experience it in a darkened theater it came home to me what a novel event it is, and I thoroughly enjoyed all of the pieces.’ (Grant Stewart, Participating Artist, Cucalorus 2010)